Trailer of Tom Cruise-starrer 'Digger' unveiled
Los Angeles, July 13
The trailer of Tom Cruise's upcoming film 'Digger' was unveiled on Monday.
Described as "a comedy of catastrophic proportions," the Warner Bros. film marks Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's first English-language feature since The Revenant.
Cruise stars as Digger Rockwell, sporting a thick Southern accent, a pot belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play "the most powerful man in the world," a billionaire whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war, as per Variety.
"Everything changes," Cruise's Digger says at the top of the clip, which sets the stakes. "One day you're a cat, or a king. Next day, you're just ashes in a box."
When Digger learns that his product has caused a glacier to shift significantly, one could say he's less than concerned. "That glacier over there in Greenland shifts five feet. Now, this desk in front of me is bigger than five feet. My d**k is a tenth of that size," he says, growing increasingly agitated. "What? Do you want me to shut down a billion-dollar platform over something ten times the size of my d**k?" (Digger's bigger concern is his ancient white cat, who could have anywhere between "two weeks and five minutes" left to live.)
Earlier speaking at the CinemaCon, the 'Mission: Impossible' actor couldn't help but gush over the idea of working with Inarritu, saying, "This was the kind of movie that I wanted to make movies. The movie is wild, it's funny, and I can't wait for you all to see it." Director Innaritu also explained how he first had the idea of 'Digger' nine years ago and that he has been discussing it with Cruise over the past seven years.
"Watching Tom Cruise becoming Digger Rockwell, I was not prepared for that. Embodying this character, this is another kind of fearless... this role could be his most challenging, hire-wire act," he said.
Riz Ahmed, Sandra Huller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde and Emma D'Arcy round out the star-studded ensemble cast.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Wait, Tom Cruise with a pot belly and thinning hair? That's like seeing Amitabh Bachchan in a bald cap – it just feels wrong! But then again, actors need to challenge themselves. The environmental disaster angle is timely, reminds me of how we in India deal with pollution. Hope the comedy works.
This sounds like a typical Hollywood satire where rich people cause disasters and don't care. But I'm curious how Iñárritu handles comedy after 'Birdman' – that was darkly funny. The cat thing is weirdly relatable though... my grandmother treats her cat just like that, worrying about its last days!
As someone who works in environmental policy, I'm both excited and worried. The "comedy of catastrophic proportions" tagline is genius, but these kind of movies often trivialize real issues. Still, Tom Cruise + Iñárritu is a combo you can't miss. Fingers crossed it balances humor with substance.
The dialogue about his "d**k" is so crass, honestly! 🤮 Why do Western movies always need to be so vulgar? I wish they'd rely on wit instead of shock value. But the cast is amazing – Riz Ahmed, Sandra Huller, Jesse Plemons – that's a powerhouse. I'll probably watch it for them, just with headphones on around my parents!
Tom Cruise doing a Southern accent with a pot belly? This is going to be wild. Iñárritu said "high-wire act" – that's exactly it. After watching Cruise jump off buildings for decades, seeing him
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